The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Tuesday February 27.

A report on the massive scale of Asian futures trading volumes shows that the London Metal Exchange must do everything it can to draw in Chinese retail investors and hedge funds. So shouldn't it open its monthly contracts to them?

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday May 9.

Japan’s JFE Steel has once again denied it has made any final decision to invest in Formosa Ha Tinh Steel, a major integrated steel mill that is being built in Vietnam by Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Group (FPG).

Imports of bar products into Iran fell by 45% in the first nine months of the Iranian year, from March 20 to December 20, 2012.

International billet prices have been rapidly dropping over the past week as sellers and buyers from several regions tried to adjust to the effects of a weaker ferrous scrap import market in Turkey.

Physical iron ore prices improved on Tuesday March 12 following advances in China’s futures and steel markets, as well as further uncertainty over Vale’s supplies from Brazil.

Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories affecting the steel market over the past week.

Steel billet prices had another strong week as supplies of China- and CIS-origin material remained scarce in most markets and scrap costs continued to be strong.

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), also known as Vizag Steel, has requested that the Indian government postpone its initial public offering (IPO) originally scheduled for the last week of July 2012.